Wall-desk.



No. 775,646. I 'PATENTED NOV. 22, 1904.

' w. E. BURKS.

' WALL DESK.

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' UNIT D STATES I latented November 22, 1904.

WILLIAM E. BURKS, OF ASHLAND, KENTUCKY.

WALL-DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,646 dated November22, 1904-.

Application filed March 19, 1904. Serial No. 198,924. (No inodeli) 7 Toall whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BURKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Boyd and State of Kentucky, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Wall-Desks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to wall-desks, the object of the invention beingto provide a simple, cheap, eflicient, and convenient desk adapted to behung upon a wall or other vertical support, and while specially designedto be arranged in proximity to telephones for convenience in takingmessages and transcribing the same it will be apparent as thedescription proceeds that the wall-desk may be used at any place orpoint where convenience and requirements dictate.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the wall-desk thatthe writing leaf or bed may be disposed at different angles to suit theuser and the device as a whole may be folded compactly when not in useand also to facilitate storage or shipment.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will morefully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of awall-desk embodying the present invention, illustrating the use of aroll of paper in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the desk, showing the use of a pad or separate sheets in lieu ofa roll of paper.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in both figures ofthe drawings.

The wall-desk contemplated in this invention comprises, essentially, aback or base 1,

having attached to and projecting from its forward face a series ofkeepers or hooks 2, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. Thebase or back 1 is also provided with an upwardly extending supportingeye 3, by means of which the device as a whole is adapted to be hungupon a nail, hook, or other device projecting from the wall or othersupport.

4 designates a hinged leaf or writing-bed the upper surface of which isadapted to receive the paper 5 for writing purposes. The leaf or bed 4is hinged at'its upper edge to the back or base 1, as shown'at 5, thehinges consisting, for convenience, of plates 6,secured rigidly to theside edges of the leaf 4 and connected by screws or other pivots to theupper portionof the back 1.

The leaf or writing-bed 4 is held at a suitable angle by means of "acombined brace and roll-supporting frame, which by preference consistsof parallel side-bars 7 and inturned ends 8, which may be continued soas to connect and form a cross-bar which lies in contact with the back 1and is received and supported by the hook-shaped keepers 2, hereinabovereferred to. The outer portion of the frame 7 is pivotally connected tothe leaf 4,

as shown at 9, so as to enable the inner end of the cross-bar portion 8to be moved up and down, so as to engage one of several sets of keepers2, as shown in both figures of the drawings. The arrangement justdescribed enables the angle of the hinged leaf or writing-bed to beadjusted to suit the user.

A writing-pad or a number of sheets of paper may be held upon the hingedleaf or writing-bed 4, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of a spring-clip 10,fastened to the upper surface of the leaf 4, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,said clip comprising the metallic body or strip 11, the lower bindingedgeof which also constitutes a paper-cutter, so that the sheetsconnected at 12 may be successively torn off. The body of thespring-clasp is pivotally connected, as shown at 13, to lugs or brackets14, fixedly connected to the leaf 4, and said body 11 is also providedwith a thumb-piece 15, by means of which it may be lifted in order toinsert a pad or separate sheets of writ- .ing-paper beneath the same.

The wall-desk is also adapted for the use of a roll of paper, (indicatedat 16,) in which case the roll will be supported and adapted to turnupon a roll-supporting shaft 17 having hookshaped extremities 18 adaptedto embrace and engage the side bars 7 of the combined brace androll-supporting frame hereinabove described, the said constructionenabling the roll to be readily placed in position and removedtherefrom. Where a roll of paper is employed, the paper as it is unwoundfrom the roll is carried upward over the upper edge of the leaf orwriting-bed 4:, which is rounded at 19, and thence downwardly along theupper surface of the writing-pad and beneath a stationary ledger-blade20, extending across the lower portion of the leaf 4; and separatedtherefrom sufficiently to enable the paper to pass beneath it. As thewriting is continued the paper may be drawn off the roll and beneath theledger-blade 20 and torn off as occasion requires.

It will thus be seen that the wall-desk is adapted either for a pad orfor separate sheets of the same material or for a roll of paper.

It will also be seen that the inclination of the hinged leaf orwriting-bed may be changed to suit the user and that said leaf may befold-. ed against the back when not in use, the combined brace androll-supporting frame acting as a support for the roll of paper when thedesk is folded in the manner described. The compact folding of the deskalso facilitates transportation, storage, or shipping.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is" l. Awall-desk having a back or base, a leaf or Writing-bed hinged thereto,and means for carrying a roll of paper adjustably attached, to the backor base and arranged to engagethe free extremity of the writing-bed tovary the angle of the latter.

2. A wall-desk comprising a base, a hinged leaf or writing-bed connectedthereto, and a combined brace and paper-roll-supporting frame interposedbetween the base and writing-bed and adjustable for varying the angle ofthe writing-bed.

3. A wall-desk comprising a base, a hinged leaf or writing-bed connectedthereto, a combined brace and paper-roll-supporting frame pivotallyconnected to one part and detachablyconnected with the other part, andmeans for detachably mounting a roll of paper there on, substantially asdescribed.

4:. A wall-desk comprising a base, a hinged writing-bed connectedthereto, a combined brace and paper-roll-supporting frame hinged to thewriting-bed and detachably connected to the base, and apaper-roll-supporting shaft mounted upon said supporting-frame.

5. A wall-desk comprising a base, a writing-bed hinged thereto at oneend, a brace interposed between the base and the writingbed and adaptedto vary the distance between the free edge of the writing-bed and thebase, a paper-roll-supporting shaft detachably connected with said baseand. supported thereby, and a stationary ledger-blade extending acrossthe writing-bed and adapted to have thepaper pass beneath the same,substantially as described.

6. A walldesk comprising a base, a writing-bed hinged thereto, acombined brace and paper-roll-supporting frame hinged to thewriting-bed, keepers on the base for supporting the adjacent end of saidframe at different elevations, and a paper-roll-supporting shaftconnected and movable with said supporting-frame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. BURKS.

Witnesses:

RICHARD D. DAVIS, LEWIS N. DAVIS.

